Person:Caroline Alden (1)

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m. 15 May 1855
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Name Caroline C Alden
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][3][4] Abt 1837 New York, United States
Marriage 15 May 1855 Benton Twp, Berrien County, Michigan, United Statesto Sherwood Snyder
Death[5][3] 10 Jan 1871 Benton Twp, Berrien County, Michigan, United States
References
  1. Benton, Berrien County, Michigan, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653)
    p. 216.

    Sherwood Snyder, age 39, farmer, born in New York
    Caroline Snyder, age 21, born in New York
    3 children
    Richard Snyder, age 75, born in New York
    Ruth Snyder, age 83, born in Massachusetts

  2. Berrien County, Michigan, in United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

    Jason Aldin, age 52, born in Mass
    Charlott Aldin, age 48, born in N Hampshire
    Hial Aldin, age 21, born in N Y
    Mary A. Aldin, age 18, born in N Y
    James B. Aldin, age 13, born in N Y
    Caroline C. Aldin, age 12, born in N Y
    Esther Jayna, age 62, born in N Y

  3. 3.0 3.1 Millburg Cemetery, in Berrien County Genealogy Project. Cemeteries of Berrien County, Michigan
    http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/berrien/Millburg1.htm.

    Caroline Snyder, wife of Sherwood Snyder
    born 31 Jan 1835
    died 10 Jan. 1871, aged 34y 11m 11d

    The age at death implies a birth date of Jan 30 1836 (not 1835). Her age given in census records implies that she was born about 1838.

  4. Benton, Berrien County, Michigan, in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132)
    p. 16.

    Sherwood Snyder, age 35, farmer, born in New York
    Caroline Snyder, age 31, keeps house, born in New York
    Marvin Snyder, age 14
    Sarah Snyder, age 13
    Menzo Snyder, age 11
    Eliza Snyder, age 7
    Charles Snyder, age 4
    Oscar Snyder, age 2
    Loren Snyder, age 8/12, born in Oct
    Richard Snyder, age 87, born in New York
    all the children born in Mich

  5. Coolidge, Orville William. A twentieth century history of Berrien County, Michigan. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Co., 1906)
    page 605.

    'Mr. [Sherwood] Snyder was married in Benton township to Miss Caroline Alden, a native of that township and a sister of Hial Alden, ... Their wedding was celebrated on the 15th of May, 1855, ... on the 10th of January, 1871, Mrs. Snyder was called to her final rest.'